The Unmistakable Actions of God that Show His Great and Undying LOVE for His Human Creation!

05 Sep 2026 Leave a comment

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Today’s Scrip-Bit   5 September 2026   Romans 5:8.

Romans 5:8.        But God commanded (demonstrated) his own LOVE toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

It’s our lazy-day Saturday once again friends! Yeah! And a bright and sunshiny one too, rather appropriate for this Labour Day long weekend with all its festivities. So, before you get active, or get lazier (smile) let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer in all sincerity and truth.

As one strong voice: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’ 

And we know that if our prayer was truly heartfelt, that soon we’ll feel a lightening of our spirits, a feeling of calm and peace flowing over us, as the Lord answers our prayer for greater intimacy with Him. And let’s remember that a sincere prayer for greater closeness to and with God, is a prayer that will always be answered in a positive manner, because it’s one of the main reasons God created human beings; so that we could be intimate with each other.

But unfortunately, sin turned us away from that intimacy God desired, but He never gave up on us, and showed His great, undying LOVE for us, by sending His only Son, Jesus to die on the cross at Calvary and pay our sin debt in full, so that we could have another chance to get truly intimate with Him. And the Bible corroborates that, in no uncertain terms, when it says: ‘But God commendeth (demonstrated) his own LOVE toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.’ (Rom. 5:8).

Now, there can be no greater showing of LOVE than that my fellow believers! One overview explains it thus. ‘God shows His great LOVE for humanity by sending Jesus Christ to die for people before they turned away from sin or tried to earn God’s favor. From the very depths of His heart He poured out Unearned LOVE. Meaning, God did not wait for people to become good or fix their lives before showing mercy. And the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross is presented as the ultimate proof of God’s personal LOVE for all people. Then there’s the free gift of Salvation, which comes through this sacrifice rather than human effort or moral achievement.’

Now what more can we ask for eh? There’s nothing that proves LOVE more than sacrificing one’s life for another. But yet still so many of us simply refuse to accept God’s goodness, LOVE, mercy and grace as a worthwhile option for living this earthly life. And though God gives us free will to act as we desire, it doesn’t mean that He’s not in control or watching our every move, and the day will come when we will pay the serious consequences for neglecting His offer of salvation and eternal life, found only in acceptance of His Son, Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.

Please note these ever so important words of Jesus, to the Jewish leader, Nicodemus, and subsequently to us. ‘For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’ (John 3:17-18)

There you have it friends; plain and simple. Believe and you’re saved; don’t believe and you’re condemned. There are only those two options. So which one will you choose eh? Believing and thus enjoying salvation and eternal life with Jesus, or not believing and enjoying hell fire and damnation with Satan? I don’t know about you nuh, but to me the choice seems real easy; believing in Jesus is the only wise way to go!

And yes, some of the carnal pleasures of earth you might enjoy by following Beelzebub are nice, but they don’t last very long, certainly not longer than this lifetime, and they invariably cause you to pay a steep price later on, so why be so desperate to enjoy them eh? Remember, this life here on earth as compared to the one after death is comparatively very short, so why do stuff that now that you’ll be paying high consequences for eternity, when you can believe in Jesus now and enjoy a free and comfortable life in the hereafter?

Remember the sayings: Short term pain, but long term gain; Short term gain, but long term pain. Now, I think that describes the situation quite nicely. You can either have some trials and tribulations following Jesus in this life, then enjoy total joy and freedom in the next; or enjoy the earthly sinful pleasures now and then pay the pay the price for that throughout all eternity. The choice is yours my people. Each one of us has to make up our own minds as to what we’ll do, but remember, whatever choice we make, after death there’s no turning back or around, we’ll have to live with the consequences of whatever lifestyle we’ve chosen.

And to help us all with that most momentous decision making, let’s listen to this wise advice from Moses to the children of Israel. ‘I call heaven and earth to record (as witnesses) this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:’ (Deut. 30:19) It could not get any clearer or wiser than that my brethren! So please let’s spend some lazy-day Saturday time contemplating those words and seeing how they fit into our current lives, and with God’s help, change whatever we need to change! Much LOVE!

…true wisdom is accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour…

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The Overwhelming Necessity and Wisdom of Accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour!

09 Aug 2025 Leave a comment

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John 3:18a.         He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already,

Well friends, it’s another hot, sunshiny summer’s day in August… and I just saw a heat warning advisory on the computer. But what’s new about all of that eh? Nothing! For we have been experiencing those kinds of days for a while now, and through the goodness and grace of Jesus, we’ve learned to handle them. (smile)

And to make matters even better, today is our lazy-day Saturday, which means we don’t need to go out unless it’s absolutely necessary, just stay inside in air conditioned comfort and laze around. What a marvellous way to spend a hot summer’s day! And we can even improve on that by offering up our  Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, with all sincerity and truth.

So, as one strong and truthful voice: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’

And if our prayer was truly heartfelt, then we ought to be receiving some peace and calm in our souls, bodies and minds right about now. For the Lord answers the prayers of His people, when they are sincere and in His will. And what can be more in His will than to have greater intimacy and communion with Him eh? Nothing really, for that’s His basic purpose for creating us in the first place.

Unfortunately though, too many of His creation have turned their backs on Him, wanting nothing whatsoever to do with Him, and that obviously disappoints Him. But God knew the risk He was taking when He gave us free will, or the ability to make certain choices in this life. The problem though is that those who turn away from their Creator will eventually suffer terrible consequences, the most terrible one being eternal separation from Him through eternity, for they will be caught up in the destruction of the evil and wicked of the earth.

And if you don’t believe me then read Revelation chapter 20, and see, and hopefully understand, exactly what forsaking the Lord God Jehovah and His Saviour Son Jesus Christ will mean in the days to come. And I know that some of us after reading that chapter of Revelation will think it’s all nonsense…and who knows, it just might be.

However, just supposing it isn’t nonsense. Isn’t it better to be safe rather than sorry, and therefore accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, so you don’t have to endure the terrifying end of eternal punishment in the lake of fire (Rev. 20:14) painted for those who did not accept Him? Of course! And even if hell and heaven don’t truly exist, and our physical death covers it all, then by accepting Jesus you would still have lived a good and satisfying life; one filled with joy, peace, LOVE, grace, mercy, and all the other good things that Jesus provides for His followers. Now, where else can you find all of that good stuff eh? Nowhere else but with Jesus!

Remember, Jesus came to save the world from certain hellfire and damnation, as He so clearly informs Nicodemus, the Jewish ruler, who, through fear of his associates, came to Him under cover of darkness seeking answers. ‘For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.’ (John 3:17) Please note that it’s only through Jesus that the world will or could be saved. And that means believing in Him, as He then tells Nicodemus. ‘He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’ (John 3:18)

There it is my brethren, in black and white, transmitted down through the ages in the Bible, God’s infallible Word! What more can we ask for eh? Jesus came and died on the cross so that our sins could be forgiven; He told us all that was necessary to know about the Triune God, that’s the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; showed us His overwhelming LOVE and compassion, through healing and cleansing of the sick and suffering, the poor and downtrodden.

He even promised to come back to take us with Him, as He reassured the disciples. ‘Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions (dwellings): if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.’ (John 14:1-3) What an awesome promise friends! And why would Jesus lie? No reason whatsoever, for He can do whatever He promises.

And even more importantly, He also promised that when He went away: ‘I will not leave you comfortless (as orphans): I will come to you.’ (John 14:18) And He did that through the power of the Holy Spirit coming to live in those who accepted Him as Lord and Saviour. And as per the material things of the world, as per wealth and riches and all the things the world hungers, thirsts and kills for, here’s what Jesus had to say on that subject. ‘But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.’ (Matt. 6:33)

Remember too, that ‘The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.’ (Ps. 24:1) In other words, the earth and all that’s in it belongs to the Lord, for He created it all. And let’s not forget this other most important scripture, which Moses pointed out to the Israelites so long ago. ‘But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.’ (Deut. 8:18) That means the ability to produce true and lasting wealth, comes only from Jehovah God!

So friends, on this hot, lazy-day Saturday in early August of the quickly moving year of 2025, I’d suggest that we spend some time contemplating all that we’ve said, and see how we match up with it, and then try to improve our positions, for we all have room for improvement. Much LOVE!

…it’s wiser and safer to believe in Jesus…than not to believe in Him…

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